The electricity situation in Tanzania is based on English standards, meaning it is usually supplied at 230Volts, 50Hz. This means that all European equipment should work on our system, from laptop power supplies to mobile phone chargers. Wall outlets use the English plug type, using a 3 pin fused plug, which necessitates the use of travel adapters for people (and equipment) from other countries.

Please note that the power supply in East-Africa is notoriously unreliable; apart from power-cuts we frequently experience brown-outs (low power situations) and, worse still, power spikes and over voltage, easily damaging sensitive electronic equipment. We therefore urge visitors to ALWAYS use a travel adapter with a ’surge protector’ facility to protect your equipment, or to use special, stabilized power outlets.

On safari

All Bush2Beach safari vehicles are supplied with 12 volts outlets of the ‘cigarette lighter’ variant, which are available to clients for the charging of mobile phones and small electrical equipment. If you need to power anything running on 230V AC (a laptop for instance) you can bring something called an ‘inverter’, which turns the 12 Volts DC supplied by our vehicles into 230 Volts AC needed for your equipment.

Lodges and luxury tented camps often offer facilities for the charging of mobile phones and other equipment but this is mainly during the night and not to be relied upon. In general, if you travel with digital camera’s, laptops and/or mobile phones, it is advisable to bring one or more fully charged spare batteries so you can charge up for a few days when opportunity arises. Keep your batteries out of direct sunlight to keep them from discharging.